24th Oct 2005 12:03
Judges Capital PLC24 October 2005 24 October 2005 JUDGES CAPITAL plc APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR JUDGES CAPITAL APPOINTS RALPH COHEN AS FINANCE DIRECTOR The Directors of Judges Capital are pleased to announce that Ralph Cohen FCA hasbeen appointed to the Board as Finance Director and Company Secretary witheffect from today. Prior to the formation of MC Consultancy Services in 2001, Mr Cohen, 57, heldvarious senior executive positions within the Vivendi Universal group. He wasManaging Director, having formerly held the post of Finance Director, ofAssociated Heat Services (1981-91) while also acting as Finance Director ofVeolia Water UK PLC, formed in 1987 to acquire shareholdings in UK watercompanies. Mr Cohen was subsequently appointed Managing Director of AssociatedElectricity Supplies in which Vivendi and Electricite de France held interestsof 75% and 25% respectively. Before this, Mr Cohen, a Chartered Accountant, spent nine years (1972-81) atErnst & Young, principally in the London office, having previously worked as anaccountant at Monsanto Chemicals Ltd. Projects that Mr Cohen has been closely associated with at MC ConsultancyServices include electricity supply opportunities in Europe, clean-coaltechnology and specific aspects of M&A. Alex Hambro, Chairman of Judges Capital, commented: "We are delighted that anexecutive of the calibre of Ralph Cohen has agreed to join the Board as FinanceDirector. Mr Cohen brings a wealth of corporate experience to Judges Capitalwhich will prove invaluable as the Company continues to grow organically andthrough further acquisitions." Ralph Elman, previously part-time Finance Director and Company Secretary, hasagreed to remain on the Board as a Non-Executive Director. Mr Elman will jointhe Remuneration Committee and will become Chairman of the Audit Committee. The Company also announces that it has adopted an unapproved share option schemeand has granted 37,000 options to Ralph Cohen and 5,000 options to DavidBarnbrook, Managing Director of Fire Testing Technology, Judges Capital's maintrading subsidiary. The options are exercisable at any time between the thirdand tenth anniversaries from the date of grant at a price of 101.5p per share. Notes: • Ralph Leslie Cohen is 57 years old and is a Partner of MC Consultancy Services. During the last five years he has been but no longer is a Director of Associated Electricity Supplies Limited and Micropower Limited. No other information needs to be disclosed under the AIM rules. • Judges Capital is an AIM-quoted holding company for a group of businesses that specialise in the manufacture of scientific instruments. For further information please contact: David Cicurel, Chief Executive, Judges Capital: Tel: 01342 323600 Melvyn Marckus, Cardew Group: Tel: 020 7930 0777 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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